I'd find it weird if we suddenly got a scene that takes place before the last scene we saw.

Why not? Can you imagine this scene being there in the movie after the final battle before they send Thor and Loki back? That would look very out of place... Not to say, needlessly goofy. They go to catch Loki, pose before him, and then we see them eating **** somewhere... It would ruin the whole thing for me.

But as a post-credits scene, not only it would be funny, but it works great.

Yes, because otherwise you'll waste 2-3 precious minutes that you could indulge walking out of the cinema in a slower pace...

LOL

I've taken to sitting through credits for many films now, simply because I hate the stampede out of the cinema with everyone jostling one another. I usually still make it to the car park not far behind them, so it's not like rushing out saves a lot of time.

Plus if the film has a decent soundtrack, you sometimes get to hear the title song in its entirety ....... as a Soundgarden fan, that was another bonus for me at Avengers

I don't understand why people cannot grasp the concept that the scene does not have to take place at the very end chronologically.

But the fact that it's angering some people makes it even funnier.

Some people will jump to conclusions that it means that Thor has returned and that they have fought again and its a confirmer that there will be a second Avengers movie... People like to read into things to much.

Yep. Doner kebab it's called here. At least now I know what food they were talking about. Yummmmmm! Hope Thor ate extra sauce with his and arrived back home with a severe case of Asgardian garlic breath.

Some people will jump to conclusions that it means that Thor has returned and that they have fought again and its a confirmer that there will be a second Avengers movie... People like to read into things to much.

Well, people are stupid... :P

It's a simple joke, why is so hard to understand?? It's not within the body of the movie, it's OBVIOUS humor, its only intended purpose is to be funny, and guess what? It works! (I haven't seen the scene, they didn't show it here, but saw the picture and found it really funny and in line with Whedon's sense of humor.)